St Peter’s School, Cambridge

Address:

Private Bag 884

Cambridge, 3450

New Zealand

Student Contact Information

Phone number:

0 7 827 9899

Fax number:

0 7 827 9812

Email address:

info@stpeters.school.nz

Web address:

http://www.stpeters.school.nz

Majors/Degrees/Certificates

Accreditation:

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Majors:

Equine Studies Yr 9 Introductory Equine Modules. From yr 10 National Certificates in Equine: Introductory Skills (Level 2), Stable Practice (Level 3), Sporthorse (Level 4)

Degrees:

National Certificates in Equine

Specialties:

Dressage

Jumping or eventing

Stable and Horse Management

School Information

Type of School:

Private Years 7-13 Day and Boarding Schools

Tuition Costs:

(NZ) Residents: $16,600/tuition, $28,325/tuition and boarding; additional fees for keeping student horses on-site

Facilities:

The 228 hectare farm on which the School is built lies amongst some of the most fertile pastureland in the world. Facilities include classroom, 3 tack room, feed room, wash-down areas, large sand arena, several sets of show jumps, full cross-country training course, dressage equipment, contoured grass arena for training or competitions, pens and covered stables, and individual grazing paddocks. All facilities are within a three-minute walk from the academic classroom blocks.

Showing:

North Island Secondary Schools Championships for Dressage, Mounted Games and Show Jumping. Waikato, Bay of Plenty and North Island Secondary Schools Show Hunter Championships, Dressage Waikato Tournaments (Equestrian Zealand Equestrian Graded Dressage competitions)

The aim of the Equestrian Program is to provide international and New Zealand students attending St. Peter’s with the opportunity to improve their equestrian skills, further their knowledge of horsemastership, and attain unit standards, which give credit towards the National Certificates in Equine. A special International Riding Program is available for a limited number of students. This program has the major focus on equestrian studies with a core academic program. A booklet outlining this program is available upon request. St. Peter’s is one of two New Zealand schools approved to offer a Level 4 qualification, and the only school to offer a program designed specifically for international students. Equine Studies is offered as introductory modules for Y9 students and NZQA unit standards from Yr 10 onwards. This is a self-directed self-paced course of study. The total course is equivalent to approximately two years full-time correspondence study. The amount of work completed each year varies from student to student. Modules include self check questions and practical exercises designed to increase understanding. As well as giving credits towards National Certificates in Equine, unit standards may also be credited to the New Zealand National Certificate of Education (NCEA).